Anchor-plate assembly



Mays,1928. l 1,669,208

F. K. NORTH ANCHOR PLATE ASSEMBLY Filed June 28.A 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet. 1

May s, 192s. 1,669,208

A F. K. NORTH Y ANCHOR PLATE ASSEMBLY FildJune 2a. 192e 2 sheets-sheen 2Patented May 8, 19248.

UNITED STATES 1,669,208 PATENT OFFICE.;

FREDERICK K.v NORTH, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssICNOR ro ILLINOISMALLEARLE IRON oo., or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

' ANCHOR-PLATE ASSEMBLY.

Application led June 28, 1926. Serial No. 118,877.'

The `present invention relates` to anchor plate assemblies. A l' Moreparticularly the present invention relates to plate assemblies forunderlying railroad rails, being disposed between saidV rails and thesupportingcross ties.

An object of the present invention is to provide an anchor lplateassembly fonabutting the two sides of a railroad cross tie and adaptedto firmly grip the rail, whereby to prevent creeping of said rail inboth longitudinal directions. l s

A urther'object is to provide anchor plate means adapted to preventcreepage of the iail in both directions which anchor plate.

embodying the principles of the present invention; Y n v y.

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the struc-` ture shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along the plane indicated by thearrows 35-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4; is a sectional view taken along the' plane indicated by thearrows 4-4 of Figure 2; s

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing a modified form oftheanchor platel assembly illustratedy in Figure l;

Figure 6 is a top planpview of the structure shown in Figure 5;.and

Figurel 7.is a sectional view taken along the plane indicatedby thearrows (1-7 of Figure 6. y .y y

Referring first to theembodim'ent Vof the invention disclosed in Figuresl to .4, vthe anchor plate assembly. comprises the two complementarymemberslO-lO, which may be identical with one another. Each of themembers 10 comprises a ilat plate portion 11 adapted vto lie upon theupper surface or the cross tie 12 and` tosupport the ,rail13.`

The plate portions 11-11 are provided with, spike holes 14ey forreceiving the spikes-which secure the rail 132to said cross tie. 12.

Integral with each of the plates 11': isy

a rail gripping portion 15 adapted to coop,- erate with a rail grippingmember 16.- The portion l5 and the member ldajrevk comple-4 mentarymembers having the hooked over portions 17 andl 18, respectively. The yhooked over end portions 17 `and 18 adapted to hook over the opposite.ilanges 19-19 of the rail 13. The members 10-10 and the member 16 maybecomposed of malleable iron, steel, or other tough material oa-` -pableor' withstanding the shocks encountered inrailroad service. Theportion15` is provided with the downwardly extending portion 20, which providesaV seatf21 for thehead 22 of a bolt 23. `Said bolt 23 normally f.

occupies a position inclined to the horizontal and tothe vertical, forwhich reason the seat. 21 should be arranged in a corresponding `angularposition The downwardly extending portion 2O is provided with the/slot2&3

for the reception of the bolt 23, said slot being bounded longitudinallyofthe rail 1B by the wall 25,that face ofthe wall-,25 which is adjacentto the plate portion 11 being sub# stantially Hat and arranged insubstantially right-angular relationship with lthe under .i si

e of said plate portionll. The member 16 is provided with the downwardlyextend-rr ing portion 26 for the reception of the bolt 23, Saiddownwardly extending portion 26 of the member 16 is provided with theslot 27 in whichlthe bolt 23 is disposed. Arnut 28`and lock washer 29serve to hold the member 16 and the portion 15 in cooperative grippingrelationship with the flanges of the railway rail. The downwardlyextending `portion 26 of themeniber 16 is provided with yflat Walls 30,normally disposed in right-angular relationship ywith the bottom side ofthe plate `11. Forthe purposeof providing a strong leverage action, theportion 15 of the. member 10 and the member.

16 are formed to provide portions adapted to engage the under side ofthe .rail at lines 31-31 relatively distant from the side edges of theflanges of saidrail.

The flat faces ofthe downwardly extending portions 20 and 26 are adaptedto abut against the side of the cross `tio 12. By

are l other hand. The angulary position oi the bolt 23 has the furtheradvantage that a fworkmaninay etlectually tighten said bolt in `"anexpeditious manner. ln practice, a workman Ymay proceed along the trackwith a soclretwvrench and turn down the nuts 28-upon the bolts 23,working rapidly and withassurance that a non-slipping engagement withthe rail will be accomplished.

Referring now to the structure illustrated in Figuresl 5, 6 and 7, amodiiied Yform ot' plate isemployed for supporting the rail 13 upon thecross tie 12. According to the embodiment illustrated in Figures 5 to T,each of the bed plates 32 has a width transversely of the rail 13substantially greater lthan the width of the ilanges of said rail,

whereby spikes may be inserted through appropriate holes 14 in said bedplate for securing the two flanges of said rail in position upon thecross tie. The dimension of the bed plate 32 in a directionlongitudinally of the rail `is considerably shorter than the plate 11illustrated in Figures 1 to 4, inclusive, being slightly less than haltnoi the width of the cross tie 12. The plate 82 of each of the members ofthe anchor plate shown in Figures 5 to 7 may be provided with theportion 15, which may take the form described above in connection withFigures 1 to 4, inclusive. Each portion 15 may have cooperatingtherewith the member 16, which may be identical with the correspondingmember 16-in the structure shown in Figures 1 to 4.

It will be clear that the embodiments of the present invention shown inthe drawings will etlectually prevent creepage of the rail in eitherdirection by reason ot the engagement of the downwardly extending partofthe portion 15 and the downwardly extending part of the cooperatingmember 16 with the side of the tie toward which creepage tends to occur.By reason ot the very secure locking engagement of the portion 15 andthe member 16 with the rail. this function of prevent-ing creepage inboth directions is accomplished even if said spikes should work loose,the anchor plates disclosed being operative to etfectually hold the railfrom creepage.

The illustrated embodiments of the present invention have been chosenmerely for purpose of illustration and should not be considered in alimiting sense. Many modications will occur to those skilled in the art.It kis intended to cover all such modiications that fall within thescope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is- 1. An anchor plate assembly Jfor securing a railroadrail yuponal tieand to hold said rail against creepage relative to saidtie, comprising apair of members each including a bed plate for saidrail and a rail gripping portion integral with said bed plate, and railgripping members adaptedA comprising a pair ofamemberseach includ-V inga bed plate for said rail and a rail gripping portion integral with saidbed;

plate, and rail gripping members adapted to cooperate with said railgripping portions, said rail gripping portions-and members being adaptedto be disposed in abutting relationship with'the sides'of a railroadtie, said first mentioned members being substantially identical witheach other and said rail gripping members being substantially identicalwith each other.

3. Rail anchoring means comprising a pair of plate members eachy havinga flat portion adapted to underlie a railroad rail and cach having asecond portion adapted to hook over a flange of a railroad rail, a.

Vrail gripping member adapted to cooperate with each of said secondportions, and a bolt and nut cooperating with each of said secondportions and its corresponding rail gripping member, each of said boltsoccupying a position angularly of the rail vengaging positions of saidmembers.

4. Rail anchoring means comprising a pair of members each having aportion adapted'to underlie a railroad rail and a' second portionadapted to hook over a flange of said railroad rail, a .rail grippingmember adapted to cooperate with each yof said second portions, each ofsaid second portions and its corresponding rail gripping member beingprovided with a part adapted to. abut the bottom of said railroad 'railat regions relatively distant from the side edges of said flanges, thehooking parts of said second portions and members and the rail bottom Yabutting parts of said second portionsand 1 members lyingapproirimatelyvin the same plane, and a bolt cooperatively associatedwith each of said rail gripping members and its associatedsecond-portion, said bolts being arranged angularly ot said plane andhaving abutting cooperation with their cor.- responding second portionsand members.

5. lnl combination, a railroad rail having anges on its opposite sides,rail anchoring means comprising a pair of members each 4provided with aplate adapted to underlie a bottom flange, a pair of members each havinga plate adapted to underlie said rail and a portion adapted to hook overa side edge of said flange, a rail gripping member adapted to cooperatewith each of said portions, each of said members and portions beingprovided with a part adapted to abut the under side of said rail, saidhooked over parts and said bottom abutting parts being in substantiallythe same plane, and a bolt lying at an angle to the bottom of said railand having a nut presented laterally of said rail.

7. In combination, a railroad rail having a bottom liange, a pair ofmembers each comprising a plate for underlying said rail and a portionhaving ahooked over liange engaging part and a part adapted to abut thebottom of said rail, a rail gripping member cooperatively associatedwith eachy of said portions and having a part adapted to abut the bottomof saidy rail, and bolt means disposed angularly With reference to thebase of said rail, said bolt means cooperating With said members andportions to exert a leverage action upon said portions and members aboutsaid bottom abutting parts as fulcrums.

8. In combination, a railroad rail having a bottom flange, a pair ofmembers each comprising a plate for underlying said rail and a portionhaving a hooked over flange engaging part and a part adapted to abut thebottom of said rail, a rail gripping member cooperatively associatedwith each of said portions and having apart adapted to abut the bottomof said rail, and bolt means disposed angularly with reference to thebase of said rail, said bolt means cooperating with said members andportions to exert a leverage action upon said port-ions and membersabout said bottom Vabutting parts as fulcrums, said bolt means beingprovided With nut means presented laterally of said rail.

9.` Rail anchoring means comprising a pair of members each having aplate for underlying a railroad rail and portion adapted to engage theupper'side of a flange of a railroad rail and the bottom of said rail,and'a pair of rail gripping members keach having cooperativerelationship With one of said portions, each of said rail grippingmembers being adapted to engage the upper side of a flange of said railand the bottom ot said rail, and means cooperating With each of saidmembers and its cooperating portion or exerting a leverage action uponsaid members reacting between the flange engaging and the bottomengaging portions of said members, said means including bolts disposedangularly with respect to the bottom of said rail.

10. In combination, a railroad rail, anticreeping means cooperatingtherewith comprising a pair of members each .having a portion forhooking over the side edge of the flange of said rail, each of saidportions being adapted to 4abut the bottom of said rail, eachl of saidmembers including a plate integral With said portion adapted to underliesaid rail, and rail gripping members cooperating With said portions, andleverage means for causing said members and kportions togrip said rail,each of said portions being provided with a part adapted to enga e theside of a railroad tie.

' igned at Chicago, Illinois, this 24th day of June, 1926. y i

FREDERICK K. NORTH.

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